ML21193A232
| ML21193A232 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 07/09/2021 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML21193A232 (8) | |
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From: Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 12:37 PM To: Koperski, Meghan Cc: Ed Hollowell; Jodie_Gless@fpl.com; Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com; Marine Turtle Permits; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Cody Mott; Jeff Guertin; Ryan Welsh; Eaton, Kristin; Jonathon Gorham; William.Nurnberger@fpl.com; audra.livergood@noaa.gov; Sciscente, Richard; Seth.Duston@fpl.com
Subject:
[External_Sender] June 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: June 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary June 2021
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for June 2021. This month we captured 16 Caretta caretta and four Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. There were no mortalities or sea turtles sent for rehabilitation this month.
The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered severe amounts of algae this past month. IRG biologists performed around-the-clock monitoring of the intake canal and barrier net system either as warranted by sufficiently high debris intrusion levels or whenever directed by FPL oversight personnel.
Furthermore, Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. inspected the primary barrier net and removed accumulated algae and debris as needed. Moreover, the primary barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net.
The tag numbers and morphometric data for all turtles captured during the month have been included with this report (see attachments/addendums). Also included is a spreadsheet for all captures, mortalities, injuries, and causal events delineated by species and by month for 2021. In addition, this spreadsheet tracks fresh scrapes incurred on captured turtles for the current month, as well as the entire year.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely, Steve Steve Weege Sr. Environmental Specialist Inwater Research Group, Inc.
4160 NE Hyline Dr.
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
sweege@inwater.org (772) 349-7252
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[External_Sender] June 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 7/9/2021 12:37:24 PM Received Date: 7/9/2021 12:37:43 PM From: Steve Weege Created By: sweege@inwater.org Recipients:
"Ed Hollowell" <Ed.Hollowell@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jodie_Gless@fpl.com" <Jodie_Gless@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com" <Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Marine Turtle Permits" <MTP@myfwc.com>
Tracking Status: None "Michael Bresette" <mbresette@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "EndangeredSpecies Resource" <EndangeredSpecies.Resource@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "SCO@dep.state.fl.us" <SCO@dep.state.fl.us>
Tracking Status: None "Vince Munne" <Vince.Munne@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Jeff Guertin" <jguertin@gmail.com>
Tracking Status: None "Ryan Welsh" <rwelsh@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Eaton, Kristin" <Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jonathon Gorham" <jgorham@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "William.Nurnberger@fpl.com" <William.Nurnberger@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "audra.livergood@noaa.gov" <audra.livergood@noaa.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Sciscente, Richard" <Richard.Sciscente@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Seth.Duston@fpl.com" <Seth.Duston@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Koperski, Meghan" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1704 7/9/2021 12:37:43 PM
June 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 85337 Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf 66998 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf 86473 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL JUNE 2021 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 6/1/2021 Caretta caretta 1 KKY273/KKY274 90.0 91.0 95.9 81.4 62.7 69.1 86.9 South net 6/5/2021 Caretta caretta KKY275/KKY276 73.2 74.1 79.9 74.5 58.7 57.6 61.3 Dip net 6/5/2021 Chelonia mydas KKY277/KKY278 54.0 54.5 56.7 49.5 42.0 43.4 20.2 Hand capture 6/7/2021 Caretta caretta 2 KKY279/KKY280 85.3 86.5 92.1 80.4 67.0 64.3 91.7 North net 6/8/2021 Caretta caretta 3 KKL0681/KKL0680 63.0 64.0 68.1 63.8 54.4 47.7 36.9 Hand capture 6/8/2021 Caretta caretta 4 KKY281/KKY282 91.3 93.0 100.6 87.5 65.1 69.1 113.9 North net 6/8/2021 Caretta caretta KKY283/KKY284 58.2 60.1 65.9 75.1 61.9 54.5 63.3 Hand capture 6/8/2021 Chelonia mydas KKY285/KKY286 81.7 82.3 86.3 78.7 65.5 69.1 77.5 Hand capture 6/9/2021 Caretta caretta KKY287/KKY288 64.9 65.9 68.4 68.2 55.6 51.5 43.1 North net 6/15/2021 Caretta caretta 5 KKY289/KKY290 88.8 89.1 92.2 90.1 74.1 68.5 107.8 North net 6/17/2021 Caretta caretta 6 KKY291/KKY292 85.4 86.5 91.3 82.4 67.7 66.2 97.2 North net 6/19/2021 Caretta caretta KKY293/KKY294 81.3 81.9 86.6 80.4 65.7 62.0 80.1 South net 6/20/2021 Chelonia mydas 7 KKT313 50.9 51.0 53.9 46.0 38.0 40.5 16.5 South net 6/20/2021 Caretta caretta KKY295/KKY296 66.5 67.9 71.9 68.1 56.4 52.4 43.9 North net 6/21/2021 Caretta caretta KKY297/KKY298 57.2 58.7 62.8 58.2 51.0 46.1 33.4 South net
Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 6/22/2021 Caretta caretta 8 KKY299/KKY300 77.3 79.7 84.9 85.1 67.6 68.1 89.1 North net 6/23/2021 Caretta caretta 9 KKY301/EEL619 91.4 91.6 95.6 92.6 67.2 70.5 107.2 North net 6/23/2021 Caretta caretta KKY302/KKY303 80.1 81.6 84.0 76.5 60.0 60.4 73.9 North net 6/24/2021 Caretta caretta 10 KKY304/KKY305 89.3 91.1 97.3 82.5 63.0 66.0 98.9 North net 6/25/2021 Chelonia mydas KKY307/KKY308 50.9 51.0 53.3 46.7 40.0 41.5 15.5 Dip net
NOTES
- 1. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 170 mm. Mating wound in neck.
- 2. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 195 mm.
- 3. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 8/23/19, 12/15/19, 1/19/20, 7/24/20, 3/3/21, and 6/8/21.
- 4. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 220 mm. Healed carapace damage in top midline of shell (approximately 35cm long); possibly from an old boat strike injury.
- 5. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 265 mm.
- 6. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 207 mm.
- 7. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/21/18, 12/17/18, 4/3/19, 9/13/19, 9/26/19, 2/20/20, 8/12/20, 10/6/20, 2/15/21, and 6/20/21.
- 8. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 254 mm. Turtle missing large piece of posterior carapace (healed). Carapace damage affected all length measurements. Sex based on relative morphometrics and tail length (adult female).
- 9. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 7/6/13, and 6/23/21. New Inconel #KKY301 tag placed in left front flipper. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 192 mm. Turtle missing 30% of right front flipper and healed shark raking in carapace. Healed puncture wound in ventral side of neck (possibly from a stingray spine).
- 10. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 242 mm.
SMCL = Straight Minimum Carapace Length SMCL = Straight Standard Carapace Length CSCL = Curved Standard Carapace Length CMCW = Curved Maximum Carapace Width SMCW = Straight Maximum Carapace Width SMPL = Straight Midline Plastron Length
Loggerheads Green turtles Hawksbills Leatherbacks Kemp's ridley (Chelonia (Eretmochelys (Dermochelys (Lepidochelys (Caretta caretta) mydas) imbricata) coriacea) kempii) Overall Totals Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Jun-21 Date Jun-21 Date Jun-21 Date Jun-21 Date Jun-21 Date Jun-21 Date Captures 16 92 4 36 0 1 0 0 0 3 20 132 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-causal Mortalities 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Causal Injuries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sent to rehab 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Jun- Date Jun- Date Jun- Date Jun- Date Jun- Date Jun- Date None 2 16 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 24 Minor 14 74 4 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 104 Moderate 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% 5.6% N/A 0.0% N/A N/A N/A 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%